Tae Quan Do Tourney

This Saturday we are going to Casper for a Tae Quan Do Tournament. It will be Gabe and Jonathan's first one. They are excited. They will take their advancement test to get their yellow stripe. And they will get to start sparring in class - provided they talk me into getting a mouth guard and cup. LOL!


They look ready?!

Win a Close To My Heart Card Kit!!

I’m celebrating National Stamping Month and want to share the fun! I have a spare Just Because Card Kit. This kit comes complete with card bases, a D sized stamp set, a couple of mini stamp pads and even some bling! All you have to do to win this kit is to leave a comment on this post. I will pick the winner on Saturday October 4th.

ALSO…. Celebrating this lovely month, I am offering:

• 10% off all orders over $50 PLUS get the Stamp of the Month for half price.
• 15% off all orders over $100 PLUS get the September Stamp of the Month for FREE!
• Email me for even greater savings and free products on orders over $150

(Offer expires September 30th)

Browse my website by clicking "Shop Online" to see all the great new and fabulous old products, then send me your order by email with "CTMH order" in the Subject line.


**all sales must be made through me not the website as it doesn’t care what time of year it is.... and you will not get the discounts that I am personally offering with this special**

Remembering 9/11

I started out the day writing a check for lunch money for the kids. Dating it 9/11 kind of set me aback as I tried to add in my little brain how long it had been since the attacks. My middle son, Jonathan is 7. He was born 5 months before.

So many things have happened in the last 7 years.

We moved to NY 7 months after the attacks. Everyone thought we were crazy.

I didn't know anyone who was personally affected by loss, but I lived in the state that was most affected. I am so glad I did. The pride New Yorkers have for their country and home state is overwhelming! I hope I still have that kind of love of country as long as I live.

I have a brother and at least one cousin serving in Iraq. Thank you!

To all who lost loved ones and everyone else that was touched by the tragedy, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

She Likes It!

Ok, so the wedding is this coming Saturday. My job for the past couple of months is to design the Guestbook/Scrapbook. She is combining the two into one to be more fun. The guestbook pages are going to have photos of the guests along with their best wishes for the couple. Then the scrapbook comes... But I'm not worried about that, yet. Give me a couple more weeks after the wedding!!

So between a trip to SLC for medical consultation for my sweet husband (with an ever so brief visit with Erin) and 3 sick kids (not all at once...and not pretty!), I finally finished the cover for the album! I took it to work to show the bride and other wedding parties, they all loved it. Makes me feel really good!!

So, enjoy the wedded bliss!

A big thank you goes to Nona Davenport who inspired the album decoration with her awesome tutorial. Thanx, Nona!!!

Materials used:

• Boom-di-ada Level 2 paper pack (x7095b)
• Free Spirit Level 2 paper pack (x7088b)
• Boom-di-ada My Stickease (x7095c)
• Retired Hollyhock ribbonrounds
• Hollyhock ricrac (z1052)
• Liquid Glass (z679)
• Dimensional Elements Monograms S (z1073) & J (z1064)
• Hollyhock stamp pad (z2128)

The great thing about this layout is that the dark red and the plain paper are front and back of each other. They match perfectly the bride's maids dresses.